James N. Mattis

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News about James N. Mattis, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

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Mar. 6, 2013

Gen James N Mattis, American commander in Middle East, recommends that 13,600 United States troops remain in Afghanistan after combat mission ends in 2014; also says that NATO contribution to enduring mission in Afghanistan could equal half of American deployment, for total alliance troop presence of 20,000 under his proposal. MORE

Feb. 7, 2012

Gen James N Mattis, the head of the military’s Central Command, will meet Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, the Pakistani Army chief of staff, to discuss the investigations of an exchange of fire at the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, as well as new border coordination procedures to prevent a recurrence; it is the first visit by a high-ranking American official since the cross-border confrontation in November 2011. MORE

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to provide $59 billion to continue financing America's two wars, but the vote showed deepening divisions and anxiety among Democrats over the course of the nearly nine-year-old conflict in...

To the Editor: I applaud and salute excellent warriors like Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis. Soldiers don't have the privilege of choice when it comes to killing in war when ordered to do so. How dare any civil liberties groups or individual pass...

To the Editor: A senior Marine general who commanded forces in Iraq and Afghanistan has been admonished by the commandant of the Marine Corps for saying publicly, ''It's fun to shoot some people'' (news article, Feb. 4).